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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-10-07more like thismore than 2020-10-07
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Ministry of Justice: Written Questions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to parliamentary questions; and if he will set out his Department's step by step sign off procedure before Ministerial approval is given to answers. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 100315 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-10-16more like thismore than 2020-10-16
answer text <p>This government values the ongoing work of MPs and Peers whose scrutiny, whether through written Parliamentary Questions or other methods, is an invaluable part of our democratic process.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice’s internal guidance for answering parliamentary questions was updated and published on the Department’s intranet in April 2020. I will arrange for a copy of the attached guidance to be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Cabinet Office has produced guidance for civil servants on drafting answers to parliamentary questions. This may be found on the gov.uk website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>Parliamentary questions are cleared by Senior Civil Servants in the relevant policy area, then Special Advisers, before receiving final sign off from Ministers.</p>
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-10-16T10:33:24.867Zmore like thismore than 2020-10-16T10:33:24.867Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
attachment
1
file name parliamentary-questions-guidance (1).doc more like this
title parliamentary questions guidance more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this